Boxing Prospects

The Rogue Valley Rumble return to the Medford Armory with a card loaded with six fights and two fighters putting their unbeaten records on the line.

Middleweight Anthony Alvarado (7 1 0) is on a roll. He has faced some quite good fighters, and with the exception of Aaron Thompson, he has beaten them all. Alvarado may not be a knockout puncher, but he has shown the ability and stamina to go the distance and outlast each of his opponents in racking up seven wins. Jose Manuel Gomez (4 6 1) has also gone the distance in each of his last five fights, though he has been on the losing end of four of them, the other a split draw. Gomez is not afraid to step in against fierce opponents as the men he has fought have a combined record of thirty six wins and nine losses, six of those losses by one opponent. Alvarado’s forty five rounds of professional boxing, despite his short one fight amateur career, stack up well against Gomez’ thirty six round experience. This bout is scheduled for seven rounds.

Light heavyweight Alonzo Sanchez (5 0 0) will put his unblemished record on the line as he will face Alex Cazac (5 2 0) in a fight scheduled for six rounds. Sanchez fought five times in 2025, and is scheduled to fight in March, prior to his appearance in May. Sanchez began his journey as a pro with a first round knockout, and since then has steadily broken down his opponents. Cazac began his pro career with two losses, but has since rolled of a string of five wins. Cazac is coming off a one year layoff, his last fight a unanimous decision win over Abraham Martin, a man who Sanchez also scored a unanimous decision win.

Unbeaten Shamar Woolery (5 0 0) will square off against Jeremiah Sierra (5 4 0) in a five round super welter weight bout. This will be Woolery’s first fight outside of Mexico, where he is scheduled to fight February 28th as well. Perhaps we should not be misled by records, but the combined record of Woolery’s opponent is fifteen wins and sixty one losses. Even so, Woolery has scored knockout wins in each of his five fights, so the man certainly carries power. Sierra too has the ability to knockout an opponent, and he has done so in two of his five wins. While both men may come out swinging, this fight could end with a win for the man showing the most discipline.

A five round lightweight fight will feature Leon Cavalli (2 4 0) and Mauricio Huerta JR (0 2 0). These two fought each other the last time they stepped in the ring, a contest that saw Cavalli emerge as the unanimous decision victor. While that was a fairly evenly made match, fighting a five round affair means one of these men will claim the win. With more fights under his belt, Cavalli has faced the tougher opposition, though Huerta has gone the distance in each of his previous fights.

Light heavyweights Abraham Martin (6 4 1) and Thomas Turner (1 1 0) are scheduled to fight a four rounder. Turner is on tap to fight prior to this on February 28th. Martin enters the fight after a one year layoff. Five of Martin’s wins came early in his career, and since then he has faced men with few losses, thus his four losses and one draw. Martin is a heavy hitter, and has the advantage in rounds fought, while Turner will have a slight reach and height advantage.

Keith Heath (0 2 0) will step in to face Scottie Stockman (4 1 0) in a four round super middle weight fight. Heath last fought a year ago, dropping a four round unanimous decision to Thomas Turner. Stockman was on the short end of a split decision in April of 2025. Look for both men to come out swinging to show they are looking to get back in the win column. Heath has faced some tough competition, while Stockman showed that he could outwork his opponents in his four wins.

DJ Linderman (2 4 0) will make a return to the ring after a five year layoff stepping in to battle Nick Mills (4 1 0) in a four round heavyweight fight. Mills only loss came in a rematch with Esera Iosefa in November. Mills carries knockout power in his right hand, and Linderman will need to be aware of that as he has lost twice due to the knockout. However, the left handed Linderman might have a built in advantage in that he is left handed, and thus will be moving away from Mills' power hand while luring Mills to step in to his power left.